The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
The Presbyterian Church.
Many Items OF Interest from Green
wood.

GREENWOOD, S. c., April 12. 1887.
Rev. DR.. Crosby, Of NeWberry preached &c tWo
very fine. and interesting sermons IN tne
attending the South Carolina Presbytery at
Troy and came up with Rev. w. T. Mathews
on Saturday to fill his pulpit for him.
Rev. Mr.: seabrook, Of Seneca, Will stop
assist at communion meeting In the Pres
byterian church next Sabbath. Preaching
will begin on Thursday evening and continue
Mrs. Mrs" Lula Quaries, Of Nlnety-six spent a
day or two with friends In town lately.
Drs Swygert and Walter Bailey LEFT yester-
day for Aiken where they 60 t 10 atlend nt the me
private conveyance and will visit friends at
Ridge Spring during their absepce
Cur clerks are beginning to step about
with great alacrity thinking og OF the pleasant
amusements will be the order OF the DAY.
After May 1st till September 1st our stores
will close at O'Clock p. M
colored man living about two miles from here
lost his house and almost its entire contents
by fire on Sabbath morning The roof was
ready to fall IN when his family aWoKe az +
o'clock and 1t Is supposed IL caught from the
Alexander Wallace was committed to jail
last week by Trial Justice Blake for abduct-
ing and marrying dusky maid OF fourteen
We clip the following from the Athens Ban:
,,er Watchnan. "Maj. Waller Of GREENWOOD
paid his first visit to Athens yesterday; He Is
worthy Intendant went in the interest of the
new railroad MS he is director and he has
the progress of the road very much at heart.
We always feel safe when we intrust any mat:
ter to his care and know he will attend to 1t
with O will.
Prof. G. c. Hodges who has recently ,pur-
chased lot and residence on Cokesburg
street has had great deal OF work done on IL
bought the lot and old school house next door
to him, this is at present used by the male
pupils Of town as an academy. ont thelr col
and then Prof Hodges Will reht this house
Rev. ev W. T. Mathews withdrew his request
TO Presbytery to release him from his church
es at this place, much to the delight of bis
many friends
Last Friday morning when we were on the
street we saw crowds OF ladies going into
Rosenberg's store and as our curiosity got the
better OF us we walked by to see what was
the attraction. AS we passed, Miss l.. NJ.
Johnson invited us to come In as IT was her
'grand opening day" OF her millinery; We
are not much of q judge as regards such things
but we do know pretty bonnet when we see
it, and Miss Johnson has the largest and pref
tiest line Of hats and bonnents ever display
ed in our town.
A few months ago the augusta Chronicle
was received here about five hours ahead Of
the Ne,Os and Courier, but this did not suit
the wide awake editors OF tne city Dy the
Sea-" so an extra train was run to Augusta In
order that the papers might leave that city
together, and be distributed over the upper
portion of this State at the same time. A
spirit of greater progress however seized the
Chronicle and now we have special delivery
mt this place. and the news from Augusta Is
read Just about q half hour before that from
our own old city. AS soon as the fast mail
arrives "Big Bill' can be heard all over the
streets calling out "Aug,Lsta Chronicle" We
are often reminded OF speech Hon. w. &.
Benet made here. when the first engine came
dashing In on the Augusta road. During the
speech lie said he hoped it would not be long
before we could spend the night here and
breakfast in Augusta. Now It can be done for
we can leave here at $50 o'clock O. m, and
reach that city by O'Clock. ready to enjoy a
hearty meal.
The funeral sermon OF Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken
was preached in the Presby tsrian church at
Cokesbury by DR.. j. Lowric Wilson of Abbe-
Willie last Thursday morning, and his re-
mains were inferred In the Greenwood ceme-
terry that afternoon. The exercises were con-
cl luded at the grave by singing the fuvorite
hvmn of Col Aiken, "All Hail the Power OF
Jesus Name" and with a fervent prayer by
D.. Wilson. The pail bearers were j. w.
Perrin, w. II. Parker and a. B. Wardlaw of
A bbeville; w. K. Blake and r. G. Gillian Of
G reenw wood: John C.. Cary of Seneca City;
Jumes N. Lipscomb of Newberry: F. 4. Con-
nnr of COX esbury G. NJ. Hodges and c. T..
Smith, Of Hodges. Business houses were all
closed and the funeral procession was the
largest ever seen in this town. Truly good
and great man has fallen.